The Last Lion by William Manchester
The Best Books of 2011
64 books — 22 voters
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Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildA Year in Provence by Peter MayleUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesThe Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
Food-Related Non-Fiction
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Beowulf by Beowulf PoetThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerThe Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanOthello by William Shakespeare
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31,394 books — 119,646 voters

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Skinwalker by Faith HunterMoon Called by Patricia BriggsDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisSome Girls Bite by Chloe NeillWorking for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. HowardRed Nails (Conan) by Robert E. Howard
Barbarians!
139 books — 43 voters